Brunswick Barbecue & Brew in Cropseyville is offering a complete to-go Thanksgiving meal for 10 to 12, including 22-pound smoked or roasted turkey, sides and dessert, for $195, or a 22-pound smoked or roasted turkey for $125. Order by Nov. 26. Pickup will be 5 to 6 p.m. on Thanksgiving eve — Wednesday, Nov. 27 […]
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Umana Restaurant and Wine Bar in Albany, which specializes in street food from around the world, opens at 5:30 p.m. Friday at 236 Washington Ave., between Iffy’s bar and Terra International Cuisine, another in-development restaurant. Umana held a friends-and-family evening on Tuesday, and I’m already hooked on the samosas, right, which come as a trio […]
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LAX Restaurant & Lounge, which replaces Elda’s on Lark in Albany, held a friend-and-family reception on Tuesday night and could be open to the public as soon as this evening. The owner is Will Phan, who also owns Bangkok Bistro in Colonie and over the summer closed the original Bangkok Bistro, in Schenectady, after six […]
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Thai Thai Bistro, which replaces the former Bangkok Bistro at the corner of State Street and Erie Boulevard in Schenectady, has opened for business. The owner is Piyamas DeMasi, who was a longtime waitress at the earlier restaurant. Hours in the opening weeks are 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday and Tuesday, 11 a.m. 10 […]
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Update: The plant can stay open, a judge has ruled. Story here. Original post: From the Associated Press: The maker of Sriracha hot sauce is under fire for allegedly fouling the air around its Southern California factory. The city of Irwindale filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court Monday asking a judge to stop […]
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Albany restaurateur John DeJohn had explosive words for some NIMBY neighbors during a news conference on Tuesday: The neighborhood groups and other committees in this area do not want youthful, vibrant patrons in their neighborhood. In fact the members within these organizations are not the faces of the future, but have the mind-set of the past. Full […]
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The accusations seem guaranteed to fly later this morning when restaurateur John DeJohn, right, who on Sunday closed two of his Lark Street businesses, holds a news conference. According to an announcement of the event, DeJohn will discuss how “obstructionists hurt small businesses (and) kill jobs,” and he will explain how “Albany’s rapidly deteriorating business […]
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